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Sweet Potatoes Might Have Arrived In Polynesia Long Before Humans
Science News ^
| 5-12-2018
| Dan Garisto
Posted on 05/12/2018 1:58:52 PM PDT by blam
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"Genetics are only part of the sweet potato puzzle. Archaeological, anthropological, historical and other data all need to be considered, Roullier says. For instance, the Polynesian word for the tuber, kuumala, is extremely similar to the Andean peoples Quechuan word, kumara. This linguistic evidence for humans introducing sweet potatoes to the South Pacific is highly compelling, says anthropologist Seth Quintus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa."
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posted on
05/12/2018 1:58:52 PM PDT
by
blam
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/12/2018 1:59:15 PM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
That suggests the plants, or their seeds, somehow migrated across the ocean on their own, possibly via wind, water or birds. I always knew that the coconut theory wasn't that far-fetched.
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posted on
05/12/2018 2:03:41 PM PDT
by
Charles Martel
(Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
To: Charles Martel
It wasn’t an African swallow, it wasn’t a European swallow, it was a Polynesian swallow!
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posted on
05/12/2018 2:10:08 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Urban "food deserts," are caused by "climate change" in urban customers' attitudes (H/T niteowl77))
To: Charles Martel
I always knew that the coconut theory wasn’t that far-fetched.
Explain to me how a sweet potato crossed the Pacific
on a coconut...Hah, I thought so.
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posted on
05/12/2018 2:13:45 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: blam
I YAM THAT I YAM - God
“I yam whats I yam, and that’s all that I yam” - Popeye
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posted on
05/12/2018 2:14:19 PM PDT
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: blam
What would be really impressive is if sweet-potato pie arrived there before humans.
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posted on
05/12/2018 2:23:15 PM PDT
by
fruser1
To: blam
Don’t bet on it. Humans may not have left traces found yet but the standard view of mankind is so full of holes the Swiss would sell it as cheese.
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posted on
05/12/2018 2:28:13 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Charles Martel
Ancient twine using sparrows strike again!
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posted on
05/12/2018 2:29:10 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: blam
It’s all very nice to be curious and learn things...things of value. What value is there in knowing how long sweet potatoes have been in Polynesia and where they came from? Will that knowledge increase sweet potato production, or improve their nutritional content?
Bottom line, if they’re spending their own money to find out, no harm, no foul. But they’re usually spending OUR money! Apply this principle to all the interesting but useless studies going on; save us a bundle.
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posted on
05/12/2018 2:34:47 PM PDT
by
JimRed
( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
To: Rurudyne
"Humans may not have left traces found yet but the standard view of mankind is so full of holes the Swiss would sell it as cheese."Thank you.
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posted on
05/12/2018 2:37:17 PM PDT
by
blam
To: Charles Martel
To: blam
Chopped walnuts, brown sugar and mini-marshmallows weren’t far behind...
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posted on
05/12/2018 2:43:25 PM PDT
by
moovova
To: Don Corleone
The trade winds go in one direction for half of the year, and in the other direction for the other half of the year.
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posted on
05/12/2018 3:06:39 PM PDT
by
Trumpet 1
(US Constitution is my guide.)
To: JimRed
Its all very nice to be curious and learn things...things of value. What value is there in knowing how long sweet potatoes have been in Polynesia and where they came from? Will that knowledge increase sweet potato production, or improve their nutritional content?Knowing things like this helps you pick up women in bars. So there :-).
To: blam
Finally, proof that the colored version of Mr Potatohead did exist and he was quite the ocean traveler. But, eventually, he was killed off by humans who made little pedal-powered SUVs out of bamboo and palm fronds which destroyed the native habitats of the Mr Potatohead of Color. After that, the white Mr Potatoheads colonized the world, spreading their racism.
Note that according to a professor at NYU, the colored Mr Potatoheads were not originally the color of Trump’s hair. They were dark brown and built magnificent cities of crystal. After the white Mr. Potatohead colonized the world, the Trump-colored Mr Potatohead was created through rape and slavery.
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posted on
05/12/2018 3:38:45 PM PDT
by
Bryanw92
(Asking a pro athlete for political advice is like asking a cavalry horse for tactical advice.)
To: JimRed
“What value is there in knowing how long sweet potatoes have been in Polynesia and where they came from? Will that knowledge increase sweet potato production, or improve their nutritional content?”
That sounds straight outta the USSR. One of the most compelling things science can do is tell us the story of how humanity spread across the earth and give us some answers about our history.
And if government is spending my money to increase production or nutritional content, I would say that is more properly the job of the sweet potato industry.
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posted on
05/12/2018 3:44:18 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
To: ExpatCanuck
Yup. I picked up a chick talking about the Hapsburgs. Been married to her for 27 years.
To: Bryanw92
The first "sweet" potato to reach Polynesia:
To: blam
No kidding. The Pak brought them.
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posted on
05/12/2018 7:20:14 PM PDT
by
Some Fat Guy in L.A.
(Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
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